TWIC Implementation Update September 15, 2008

Enrollment Enrollment Program Deployment All 149 Enrollment Centers open as of Sept. 17, 2008 Technology Homeport (New Hire Provision) available prior to October 2008 Merchant Mariner Credential Integration (dependent on current rulemaking) for Q2 FY2009 Statistics (as of 12 September 2008) 531,457 Pre-enrollments 497,928 Enrollments 446,483 Cards Printed (as of 9/10) 318,738 Activations 33 Final Disqualification Letters

Compliance TWIC Compliance for MTSA regulated facilities will be phased in based on Coast Guard Captain Of The Port (COTP) zones leading up to the new National Compliance Date of 15 April 2009. MTSA regulated Vessel and Outer Continental Shelf Facility Owners and Operators must comply with TWIC no later than 15 April 2009. Coast Guard Credentialed Mariners must obtain TWICs prior to 15 April 2009. Mariners may use their valid Coast Guard-issued MMD, License or COR, along with a valid photo ID, to be eligible for unescorted access in secure areas of any MTSA-regulated facility that has a compliance date earlier than April 15, 2009. Individuals who fail to obtain a TWIC by the compliance date will be ineligible for unescorted access to facilities and vessels.

Compliance Framework October - November 2008 December 2008 – January 2009 February 2009 March - April 2009 October 15, 2008 Northern New England Boston Southeastern New England October 31, 2008 Buffalo Duluth Detroit Lake Michigan Sault Ste. Marie November 28, 2008 Corpus Christi Port Arthur North Carolina Cape Fear River December 1, 2008 Long Island Sound Charleston Savannah Jacksonville December 30, 2008 Baltimore Delaware Bay Mobile Pittsburgh Ohio Valley Lower Mississippi River San Diego January 13, 2009 Hampton Roads Morgan City New Orleans Upper Mississippi River Miami Key West St. Petersburg Honolulu South East Alaska Prince William Sound Western Alaska Puget Sound Portland (OR) San Francisco Bay New York Guam Houston/Galveston Los Angeles/Long Beach San Juan NOTE: COTP Zones are arranged in order of tentative groupings for compliance. All compliance announcements will be made in the Federal Register at least 90 days in advance.

Other Updates New Hire Provision Outreach Enforcement Document use of the New Hire Provision within HOMEPORT. Owner/Operator/Security Officer must have Homeport account. Functionality turned on by COTP zone prior to compliance date. Outreach Buy-in from Class 1 & short-line rail operators Continuing to work with maritime industry to reach truckers Enforcement USCG in process of procuring hand-held TWIC readers for use during regular inspections & spot checks Use readers to electronically verify credential authenticity and validity while enabling 1-to-1 biometric match of a transportation worker’s fingerprint to the template stored within the TWIC. Reader Pilot Program: Addition of Magnolia Marine (Vicksburg, MS) and Kinder Morgan (Chicago, IL)

For Additional Information CG Headquarters, TWIC Help Desk E-Mail: uscg-twic-helpdesk@uscg.mil Phone: 877-MTSA-AID (877-687-2243), Option 1 Homeport http://homeport.uscg.mil TSA http://www.twicinformation.com http://www.tsa.gov/twic Phone: 1-866-DHS-TWIC (1-866-347-8942)